League (North) Cup (First Round First Leg)- Saturday 24 March 1945 at Villa Park (Att 29,953)

Aston Villa (0) 1 (Houghton 74): Wakeman, Potts⁰, Cummings, Massie, Callaghan, Starling, Goffin, Haycock, Edwards, Iverson, Houghton.
Wolves (1) 2 (Wright 30, Alderton (pen)*): A Scott, Morris, Kirkham⁰, Alderton, J Harris, W Crook, Buchanan, Dunn, Somerfield, W Wright, Finch⁰.

Referee: Capt F Bear (RAOC).
Penalties: Villa’s goal came from a re-bound of a missed penalty.
Landmark: John Harris makes his Wolves debut.

⁰ Guest.